“When you’re left with disappointment that way, you can’t but feel a little bit of resentment you know.

“People will say the decision was justified because of the results and the performance I guess. The way the team played I felt within the 13 jersey that I might have been able to do a decent job within that part of the team the way they played in that game.

“That’s absolutely not taking anything away from Jonathan’s performance, I thought he was pretty good that day, made some big plays at important times.

“But I guess it comes back to you backing yourself, feeling you too could have done some things that maybe others didn’t do on the day.”
O’Driscoll also told Newstalk that he will not play for Leinster or Ireland beyond this season.

“This is the ‘one more year.’ I had to think long and hard about playing an extra season and there were a number of factors.

“I had to talk to my wife Amy and listen to my body, I had to learn if I was still wanted in the Leinster set-up and the Irish set-up.”